Here you will find a wide variety of useful information and resources designed to help you buy or sell a home more effectively in the Northampton
area. From information on the local community, to advice about finding a mortgage or preparing your home to sell, it's all available here on my web site. But first a little about my innovative practice.
I am a fulltime Realtor® with The Murphys Realtors, Inc. in Northampton, Massachusetts--with a couple of special niches. In one niche, I focus on helping people find a house near to or next to linear parks, rail trails, hiking/biking trails or other conservation lands. This niche is so innovative, that the National Association of Realtors magazine featured me in the October 2006 issue about Smart Growth. It was seen by 1.3 million real estate professionals. My practice was also featured in a Sunday Boston Globe Editorial. Most recently, it was featured in United Airlines in-flight magazine--HEMISPHERES and the Wall Street Journal.
In my other niche, I help people understand the issues surrounding the trials and tribulations of undertaking major renovations. [yes, fixer uppers] In this regard, I don't just 'talk the talk'--I 'walk the walk'. Over the past 25 years, I have overseen the reconstruction and restoration of three houses. Most recently, my wife Kathy and I did a complete renovation of an 1865 Italianate house in Northampton’s village of Florence. This renovation included a 'period garden' with the themes and inventories of plants as you would have found in the 1860s.
We operate a bed & breakfast there called Sugar Maple Trailside Inn. In 2003, when we finished the renovation, the city awarded us the Historic Preservation Award and later that fall, HGTV’s acclaimed televison series “RESTORE AMERICA" featured our 'fixer upper'. It has been re-broadcast about 15-18 times in the past few years.
In September of 2005, our B&B was featured in Yankee Magazine's "Best of New England" issue and in the spring of 2006, we were featured in a four page article in the national glossy magazine, Bed & Breakfast America.
Obviously, tying our B&B with your stay, we can make it easy to come to our beautiful community for a few days to learn why the Pioneer Valley area of Massachusetts is the place to be, to find your dream-house.
Here on this site, you will find a wide variety of useful information and resources designed to help you buy or sell a home more effectively in the Northampton area.
From information on the local community, to advice about finding a mortgage or preparing your home to sell, along with a host of other information it's all available here on my web site.
You can also search for your ideal home by viewing current listings with detailed descriptions and photos. Or you can get help determining the value of your home by requesting a report that includes the prices of similar homes that recently sold or are currently for sale in the Northampton area.
So whether you're buying or selling, feel free to contact me and I will be happy to help you with all your real estate needs.
Buyers |
 Whether you're looking for your first home, your dream home or an investment property, I'm committed to providing you with the highest quality buyer service. When making the type of investment that buying a home requires, you deserve to have all the latest market information and the very best advice, both of which I can provide you with. Read more. |
Sellers |
 The decision to sell a home is often dependent on many factors. Whatever your reasons are for selling, my proven effective marketing strategies will ensure that you get the highest possible price for your home. I guarantee to provide you with professional, ethical and confidential service and keep you fully informed every step of the way. Read more. |